Common use of SECURITIES SYSTEMS Clause in Contracts

SECURITIES SYSTEMS. The Custodian may deposit and/or maintain domestic investments owned by the Fund in a U.S. Securities System in accordance with applicable Federal Reserve Board and United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") rules and regulations, if any, subject to the following provisions: 1) The Custodian may keep domestic investments of the Fund in a U.S. Securities System provided that such investments are represented in an account of the Custodian in the U.S. Securities System ("ACCOUNT") which shall not include any assets of the Custodian other than assets held as a fiduciary, custodian or otherwise for customers; 2) The records of the Custodian with respect to domestic investments of the Fund which are maintained in a U.S. Securities System shall identify by book-entry those investments belonging to the Fund; 3) The Custodian shall pay for domestic investments purchased for the account of the Fund upon (i) receipt of advice from the U.S. Securities System that such investments have been transferred to the Account, and